A Little Ray Of Sunshine

[nonseq]

Thank you for sharing. It's just grey and nasty here.

 

[redhen]

Ooooh, i like that yellow one. Is that an Orchid also?

 

[thaiturkey]

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It's a bush named Leelouwadee. It branches from the base with thick stems and the flowers grow at the tips. During the rainy season it has long leaves but now, in the dry season, they fall away to leave the flowers still budding and long fruit pods develop. If you pull off a leaf or break a stem, a white sap escapes - a bit like you would get from a rubber tree.

Also available in red and white!

 

[EweSheep]

Are these bulbs or seeds?

Not sure if you can ship them here LOL! Or are they required to have a warm house with lots of sunshine?

Brown thumb plant owner here!

 

[Mattemma]

Loving all those flowers.Thanks for sharing.

 

[PineappleMama]

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x2 I love yellow... can't wear it, but my house is yellow, outside and the hall, dining and kitchen... and yellow flowers are always so... sunny and cheerful. Just make me wanna smile as I absorb their warmth.

 

[thaiturkey]

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They are all propagated from cuttings or side shoots. Some bushes and trees seem to grow just from a stick pushed into the ground. Orchids develop side shoots with their own roots and are just cut off to start a new plant.

I would expect that most of what grows in gardens here would grow also outdoors in Central and Southern Florida. Otherwise, orchids would be for indoors. The other bushes that I have shown so far would thrive only outdoors and, in any case, have stems that are rather hard or prickly of indoors.

Are orchids common in the US? They make a great indoor plant in cooler climates if you keep them in a well drained pot.

We have flowers that grow from seeds here too. Daisies and marigolds are popular and grow tall. They are used in wreaths and similar displays.

Plant imports to the US have to comply with USDA Regulations:

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/index.shtml

In effect, it would need to be done via a licensed agent. I think that there is a business in Bangkok that exports plants so they must have everything sorted out.

 

[thaiturkey]

A water lily popped up the other day in one of our little ceramic ponds.

 

[Orchid]

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<~~~ Me.

Beautiful pictures, as I look out over a solid expanse of white with a few evergreens sticking up out of it, I thank you.

 

[Orchid]

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They are all propagated from cuttings or side shoots. Some bushes and trees seem to grow just from a stick pushed into the ground. Orchids develop side shoots with their own roots and are just cut off to start a new plant.

I would expect that most of what grows in gardens here would grow also outdoors in Central and Southern Florida. Otherwise, orchids would be for indoors. The other bushes that I have shown so far would thrive only outdoors and, in any case, have stems that are rather hard or prickly of indoors.

Are orchids common in the US? They make a great indoor plant in cooler climates if you keep them in a well drained pot.

We have flowers that grow from seeds here too. Daisies and marigolds are popular and grow tall. They are used in wreaths and similar displays.

Plant imports to the US have to comply with USDA Regulations:

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/index.shtml

In effect, it would need to be done via a licensed agent. I think that there is a business in Bangkok that exports plants so they must have everything sorted out.

The Showy Ladyslipper is the state flower of Minnesota...so in a sense, orchids are common here. However it's against state law to transplant a wild orchid, so if you want one in your garden, it's going to cost you: http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/27280-product.html